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| DATE | 2009-07-08 |
| FROM | Ron Guerin
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Google operating system
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Ruben Safir wrote:
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> What is Google's reasoning on this? I thought they were extensive users of
> GNU software with a ton of Linux kernel ased servers.
>
Users, yes. Supporters, well you can make up your own mind about that.
Google doesn't want GPL code in Android. Now I've seen some of the news
about the Chrome OS, and while they're apparently not the same thing, I
think Google's track record here is pretty clear.
Also we need to be clear about something else. Linux is a kernel,
GNU/Linux is an operating system. Using the Linux kernel doesn't make
something GNU. Chrome OS will be using the Linux kernel. But from the
sounds of it, it's not going to be any more a GNU/Linux distro than
Android is. Let's face it, the world didn't need Chrome OS, Linux users
didn't need Chrome OS. Google needs Chrome OS, and for now I have to
conclude from their patterns of behavior it's because their interests
are apparently incompatible with ours, and nobody should exactly be
shocked about that.
- Ron
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